1834-06-10 DEXTER M T*****W-----WASHTENAW CO----RED #MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25 RATE------TO JOEL MERIAM, GREENFIELD, FRANKLIN CO, N.Y.-----FROM HIS SON OBEDIAH TAYLOR, DEXTER, M T----MENTIONS MR. BURDON, MRS. TAYLOR AND ALMRIRA, AND RHODY---"WE ARRIVED HERE THE 4TH OF JUNE...JOURNEY ON THE CONNELL WAS GOOD IN COMPARISON TO THE LAKE WE ENTERED STEME BOTE "ENTERPRISE" AS SOON AS WE CAME TO BUFFALOW WEDNESDAY 28 AND SHE SHOWED OF THE SAME NITE AND BEFORE THREE IN THE MORNING STEME BOTE "NEW YORK" RAN AFOWL OF HER AND STOVE HER UNDER DECK IN SO THAT IT BURST THE SILLINDER THAT CONDUCTED THE STEME TO THE PIPE. THE ALARM BELL WAS SOUNDDED AND A BOTE CAME TO HER ASSISTANCE AND TOWED HER ASHORE WHARE WEE LAY TILL ANOTHER CAME TO TAKE OUR OF. IT BEING ONE DAY AND A HALF AND THE BOTE WAS SO LOADED THAT SHE TOOK NOT OUR BAGGAGE...WEE PARTED WITH MR. BURDON TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BAGGAGE TILL ANOTHER SHOULD COME AND TAKE THEM WITH HIM BUT HOWEVER HE ARRIVED AT DETROYET IN A FEW HOURS AFTER OURS. THIS CAUSE SUM ANKSIETY ON BOTH PARTIES MRS. TAYLOR AND ALMIRA WAS SESICK MORE ON LESS. RHODY VERRY SESICK NOT ABLE TO SIT...MOUCH OF THE TIME."----DESCRIBE COLLISION BETWEEN STEAMBOAT NEW YORK AND STEAMBOAT ENTERPRISE----GENEALOGY------1PG----ERNIES COLLECTION $225 - CC

Year: 1834
Date: 1834-06-10
County: Washtenaw
City: Dexter
Category: MI Covers , Ernie's Michigan Collection , MI Genealogy , Michigan Territorial , MI Waterways , Letters Containing Correspondence , Privately Owned
Associated Pages: 1

1. 1834-06-10 DEXTER M T***-----WASHTENAW CO----RED *MANUSCRIPT CANCEL & MS 25 RATE------TO JOEL MERIAM, GREENFIELD, FRANKLIN CO, N.Y.-----FROM HIS SON OBEDIAH TAYLOR, DEXTER, M T----GENEALOGY------1PG---PAGE 1----ERNIES COLLECTION $225 Read More..